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| HER Number: | MDV34220 |
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| Name: | Narrow ridge and furrow on Roborough Down, between Axtown and Clearbrook, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Narrow linear parallel ridges and furrows, visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, are interpreted as 19th century deep ploughing to improve the land for agriculture.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 664 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/140
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269603.
Des=worksheet(d. m. griffiths 1986). Vis=29/5/1986 (griffiths). Small area of ridge and furrow surviving between the golf course and the line of the old tramway. In approx nnw/sse direction, ridges average 2m wide, furrows 0.6m small section of field bank, parallel to ridging survives at north edge (approx sx518-670-). Due to be destroyed by sww pipeline 1986 (griffiths).
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
Narrow linear parallel ridges are visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
Narrow linear parallel ridges are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Narrow linear parallel ridges and furrows, 2 to 4 metres wide, are visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations of lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. They are aligned east to west, cross-contour, and are likely to be 19th century in date, a result of deep Large areas appear to survive on Roborough Down. The earthworks cover a much larger area of Roborough Down to the south of the original monument record.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV269603 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 3:07PM |
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